My Dad worked for Curtiss Wright for 40 years as a machinist. He was very proud of their history in aviation and when the X-19 was launched it appeared that their airframe business would be maintained but alas....
On 25 August 1965 a transmission part failure caused an asymmetric lift situation, which allowed the crew to validate the operation of their ejection seats.
Now there is understatement!
74 posted on 10/16/2006 6:38:56 PM PDT by tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)